LEASE (NARRATIVE) (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Lessee, Operating Lease, Existence of Option to Extend [true false]	true
Sub-lease A [Member]
Lease start date	Jan. 01, 2009
Lease Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2021
Sub-lease B [Member]
Lease start date	Nov. 06, 2017
Lease Expiration Date	May 31, 2021
Sub-lease C [Member]
Lease start date	Mar. 01, 2019
Lease Expiration Date	Jul. 31, 2023
Sub-lease D [Member]
Lease start date	Feb. 06, 2020
Lease Expiration Date	Jun. 14, 2023
Minimum
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract	1 year
Maximum
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract	10 years

Date which lease or group of leases is set to begin, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

+ References

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- Definition

Indicates (true false) whether lessee has option to extend operating lease.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980

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- Definition

Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980

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